[HIham] Repeat showing of the ISS and the Space Shuttle
Ron Hashiro
rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net
Fri Jun 13 02:37:19 EDT 2008
Hope you all enjoyed tonight's front-row seating to the greatest sky
show in town. The Space Station was briliant, followed about a minute
later by the Space Shuttle. A number of us on the 146.88 repeater took
in the sights real time.
Here's tomorrow night's showing.
Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008
Satellite: ISS
Observer's Location: Honolulu ( 21.3070°N, 157.8580°W)
Local Time: Universal Coordinated Time 10 (GMT - 10:00)
Orbit: 335 x 343 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Jun)
Sun altitude at time of
maximum pass altitude: -14.9°
Event Time Altitude
<http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?lat=21.307&lng=-157.858&alt=9&loc=Honolulu&TZ=UCT10&term=altitude>
Azimuth
<http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?lat=21.307&lng=-157.858&alt=9&loc=Honolulu&TZ=UCT10&term=azimuth>
Distance (km)
Rises above horizon 20:18:51 -0° 307° (NW ) 2,121
Reaches 10° altitude 20:21:00 10° 295° (WNW) 1,283
Maximum altitude 20:23:30 27° 234° (SW ) 688
Enters shadow 20:24:54 18° 188° (S ) 920
And, the viewing data for the Space Shuttle
Date: Friday, 13 June, 2008
Satellite: STS-124
Observer's Location: Honolulu ( 21.3070°N, 157.8580°W)
Local Time: Universal Coordinated Time 10 (GMT - 10:00)
Orbit: 335 x 344 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Jun)
Sun altitude at time of
maximum pass altitude: -15.1°
Event Time Altitude
<http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?lat=21.307&lng=-157.858&alt=9&loc=Honolulu&TZ=UCT10&term=altitude>
Azimuth
<http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?lat=21.307&lng=-157.858&alt=9&loc=Honolulu&TZ=UCT10&term=azimuth>
Distance (km)
Rises above horizon 20:19:46 -0° 307° (NW ) 2,130
Reaches 10° altitude 20:21:56 10° 294° (WNW) 1,292
Maximum altitude 20:24:26 26° 234° (SW ) 707
Enters shadow 20:25:50 18° 189° (S ) 931
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